Yeoh Li Tian (born 1999) is a Malaysian chess international master (IM) and a two-time Malaysian Chess Champion.
| Yeoh Li Tian | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malaysia |
| Born | October 16, 1999 |
| Title | International Master (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2492 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2530 (September 2019) |
Chess career
editYeoh won the Malaysian Chess Championship in 2015 and 2016.[1] In 2017 he won the FIDE Zone 3.3 Championship on tiebreak from Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn. Thanks to this victory, Yeoh received an automatical award of the title International Master. He also achieved a norm for the title Grandmaster, the first ever by a Malaysian, and became the first Malaysian ever to qualify to play in the FIDE World Cup.[2][3] In this latter event, held in Batumi later in the same year, Yeoh was eliminated by former world champion Viswanathan Anand in the first round.
In the 2019 Philippines Southeast Asian Games, Yeoh delivered Malaysia's first ever Rapid Chess gold in the Sea Games.[4]
Personal life
editYeoh is a former student of Catholic High School, Petaling Jaya. He studied mathematics at Imperial College London and underwent his masters at the University of Malaya.
References
edit- ^ "2016". 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Ang, Bobby (2017-03-14). "New Zonal champion". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- ^ Long, Peter (2017-03-09). "What it takes to become a grandmaster". Malay Mail. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- ^ Saad, Aizuddin (2019-12-04). "Chess ace Li Tian gets golden checkmate". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
External links
edit- Yeoh Li Tian rating card at FIDE
- Yeoh Li Tian chess games at 365Chess.com
- Yeoh Li Tian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
